Archive for May, 2011
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Chicago Bears Insider: Redoing the 2011 NFL Draft
Don’t you ever wonder what if? What if this player had been available in this round? What if the team had taken this guy instead of this guy? You hear it all the time when people talk about how every team in the league passed on former Michigan
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Chicago Bears: 7 Biggest Hall of Fame Snubs in Team History
The Chicago Bears have the most Hall of Famers of any NFL team (26), so to complain about players who were snubbed may sound a bit pithy. Still, just because the Bears have all of these busts in Canton, and have so many retired numbers that they
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Chicago Bears Insider: Does the New Kickoff Rule Really Hurt the Bears?
We were all frustrated when we heard that the NFL was changing the kickoff rule. What they had done was move the location of where kickers kick the ball of from on the field from the 30 yard line to the 35-yard line thus giving kickers a better
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2011, A Rough Year For Chicago Sports Fans
2011 has certainly been a rough year for Chicago sports fans.The Bears, Blackhawks and Bulls all made the playoffs, which is clearly a good thing, but the way they went out wasn't pretty.The Cubs are Chicago sports fans only hope now to win a champio
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Chicago Bears: 5 Young Players Ready to Break Out in 2011
Following a year chock-full of surprises that included a trip to the NFC Championship Game, the Chicago Bears are a mixture of veterans and youth heading into the fall.The defense will be headed by veteran linebackers Brian Urlacher and Lance Briggs,
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Chicago Bears Insider: The Best Offensive Linemen in Chicago Bears History
The offensive line has been a hot topic for fans during the past few months, as Bears quarterbacks were sacked over 50 times in 2010 thanks to a lack of continuity, talent and athleticism in that group. Fans must remember that this hasn’t
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Brian Urlacher and 6 Chicago Bears Who Will Make the 2011 Pro Bowl
When I first saw this headline, I figured that this would be the shortest slideshow in history. But after thinking about this and sprinkling in a bit of optimism, this could be a good year for Bears players. For one, the offense should be better, ass
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Chicago Bears Insider: Will the Defense Be Even Better in 2011?
Let’s be honest. There weren’t too many people that thought that the Bears defense would be as good as it was last season. The addition of defensive end Julius Peppers was projected to be huge but there were those that questioned whether
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Chicago Bears Free Agency Speculation: Power Ranking Best FAs Who Fill a Need
Free agency in the NFL is a term that is difficult to define right now, and that isn't just because of the lockout making us all wonder if there will even be a season in 2011. In 2010, teams operated without a salary cap and under different rules tha
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Chicago Bears Insider: Looking at the Bears’ 2011 Schedule Post Draft
Believe it or not, things can change for teams when they end up having a good or bad draft. Take the Detroit Lions for instance. Their drafting of defensive tackle Nick Fairley (to play alongside Ndamukong Suh) could make the Lions defens
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